ID :
53710
Fri, 04/03/2009 - 18:18
Auther :
Shortlink :
https://oananews.org//node/53710
The shortlink copeid
PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO ARRIVES IN SURABAYA FROM LONDON VISIT
Surabaya, Indonesia, April 3 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, on Friday from a three-day working visit to London where he attended a G-20 summit.
The Airbus A330-300 carrying the president and his entourage of 89 people landed at Juanda Airport at 11.30 a.m. west Indonesia time (WIB).
The Indonesian head of state and his entourage departed from London's Gatwick airport at 12.30 a.m. on Thursday (6.30 p.m. WIB) and flew for 17 hours to Surabaya with a one-hour stop-over at Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates.
In Surabaya, the president will spend his time of leave from office to attend a Democratic Party outdoor campaign rally in the afternoon, and on Sunday, April 5, 2009 he will appear at more campaign rallies in Yogyakarta, Semarang, and Magelang in Central Java.
During his three-day visit in London, President Yudhoyono held bilateral meetings with several foreign leaders , namely with Japanese Prime Minister TAro Aso, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Prince Charles, and the Duke of York, Prince Andrew.
Before returning to Indonesia, President Yudhoyono attended a G-20 working breakfast session on Thursday morning in which he sat next to US President Barack Obama.
During his flight from London to Surabaya, the president said he had a conversation with Obama who said he was planning to visit Indonesia this year.
"When I told Obama that the people of Indonesia were awaiting Obama's visit, he said he planned to do so this year," President Yudhoyono said.
On Obama's plan to visit Indonesia, Yudhoyono said if it was realized, the US president would visit his former elementary school friends in Jakarta.
According to Yudhoyono, Obama still knew a lot of Indonesian words.
On a different occasion during the G-20 summit, Yudhoyono said, Obama tapped him on the shoulder and asked, "Feeling tired?".
"Then I said, 'No, I am OK.' He still remembers a lot of Indonesian words such as 'apa khabar' for 'how are you', and 'capek' for 'tired," Yudhoyono said.***
The Airbus A330-300 carrying the president and his entourage of 89 people landed at Juanda Airport at 11.30 a.m. west Indonesia time (WIB).
The Indonesian head of state and his entourage departed from London's Gatwick airport at 12.30 a.m. on Thursday (6.30 p.m. WIB) and flew for 17 hours to Surabaya with a one-hour stop-over at Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates.
In Surabaya, the president will spend his time of leave from office to attend a Democratic Party outdoor campaign rally in the afternoon, and on Sunday, April 5, 2009 he will appear at more campaign rallies in Yogyakarta, Semarang, and Magelang in Central Java.
During his three-day visit in London, President Yudhoyono held bilateral meetings with several foreign leaders , namely with Japanese Prime Minister TAro Aso, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Prince Charles, and the Duke of York, Prince Andrew.
Before returning to Indonesia, President Yudhoyono attended a G-20 working breakfast session on Thursday morning in which he sat next to US President Barack Obama.
During his flight from London to Surabaya, the president said he had a conversation with Obama who said he was planning to visit Indonesia this year.
"When I told Obama that the people of Indonesia were awaiting Obama's visit, he said he planned to do so this year," President Yudhoyono said.
On Obama's plan to visit Indonesia, Yudhoyono said if it was realized, the US president would visit his former elementary school friends in Jakarta.
According to Yudhoyono, Obama still knew a lot of Indonesian words.
On a different occasion during the G-20 summit, Yudhoyono said, Obama tapped him on the shoulder and asked, "Feeling tired?".
"Then I said, 'No, I am OK.' He still remembers a lot of Indonesian words such as 'apa khabar' for 'how are you', and 'capek' for 'tired," Yudhoyono said.***
